How to Use debt in a Sentence

debt

noun

• I am deep in debt.
• The company has run up huge debts.
• He's been working three jobs in an attempt to get out of debt.
• Their debts are piling up.
• She went into debt to pay for college.
• I'm thousands of dollars in debt.
• He is trying to pay off gambling debts.
• I'm worried that we will fall into debt.
• The company was in debt but is now turning a profit.
• Here are 3 quick ways to get rid of your card debt now.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 July 2024
• By the time Heidi died in April 2010, the couple was deeply in debt.
  — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
• In 1999, the center was in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy.
  — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2023
• The next day, Ohtani said, Mizuhara told the agent the ballplayer had paid the interpreter’s debt.
  — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• The courts had been in the process of seizing Acree’s home for the past year over a large debt of unpaid taxes.
  — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
• In the past, politicians at least talked about our debt problem.
  — John Stossel, Orange County Register, 19 June 2024
• And what better way to spring clean your finances than to sweep away debt?
  — Becca Stanek, The Week, 6 Apr. 2023
• Joe Biden’s entire agenda on the debt ceiling was to raise it.
  — The Editors, National Review, 8 June 2023
• His idea of debt relief for poor countries was about the future.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2023
• Those debts far exceed the likely value of the property if the bank forced a sale.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
• This comes as Zaslav tries to pare down the company’s debt.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2023
• For the past year, short-term debt — or Treasury bills — have been about 20% of all outstanding debt.
  — Courtenay Brown, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
• The new date comes as lawmakers and the White House attempt to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling.
  — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 2 May 2023
• The last 20% should go toward savings goals and paying down debt.
  — Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
• Two years dragged on and became four, turning a pile of tech debt into a mountain.
  — John Kell, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
• If the property is sold, the proceeds of the sale would be used to satisfy DLR’s unpaid debt.
  — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
• The two met Wednesday as a showdown looms over whether to raise the country's debt limit to avoid default.
  — CBS News, 2 Feb. 2023
• The new plan comes at a crucial moment for the 43 million people with student debt.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 June 2023
• For those looking to get out of credit card debt, see if a balance transfer is right for you.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
• That merger burdened the company with debt — which still totals nearly $40 billion.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
• This approach has drawn criticism, with detractors likening it to a Ponzi-like model due to its reliance on debt and excessive leverage.
  — Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Dec 2024